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‘You only address colonialism with solemn seriousness if you don’t experience it daily’: Lucrecia Martel on Zama
Argentine director Lucrecia Martel discusses Zama, colonialism, violent masculinity, and how absurdist humour is a potent way to criticize both. …
Ramsay’s characters escape trauma through sensations
Lynne Ramsay’s features centre on characters dealing with trauma by losing themselves in sensations, not language. This is an excerpt from our …
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Behind the Lens: DP Tom Townend on YWNRH
Cinematographer Tom Townend discusses working closely with Lynne Ramsay, adapting to on-set changes, and how the job goes beyond just camera and lights. This is …
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Arnaud Desplechin: ‘Each character must have a mystery’
Arnaud Desplechin and star Mathieu Amalric discuss Ismael’s Ghosts, what they bring to each other, the bigger-than-life characters they create and play, and the …
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Irene Lusztig: ‘To me, conflict is as important as empathy’
Irene Lusztig discusses making Yours in Sisterhood, a documentary that allows for a respectful dialogue between different perspectives and feminisms. …
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